OK, I first applied to join June 2006, had selection in January 2007 and passed, now waiting for a date to start Phase 1 basic training.

I'm 25, an Engineer and i'm looking to join the Royal Engineers as a DD Design Draughtsman.

My question is how long is it going to take to finally get to Lichfield ? It seems like my life is on hold and its starting to get to me a bit, with people asking "when are you going in ?" all the time.

I have rang Chelmsford AFCO loads of times, and have been told to just wait...........

How long do the Army normally give you to pack up ship and do the off?

They will give you about a month generally from attestation but you will get a few months notice about your start date. Normally 3 - 6 months from when you completed your barb test as stated above, or if the job you want to do is full you will have to hang on till a space opens up and your phase 1 will end just as the next phase two intake in your particular field starts, so its better for all parties, you don't want to be stuck in an afco for 2 months waiting for phase two.....At least that what i got told.

Alright mate,
Yeah that was me! Can't remember the face though, can you jog my memory? What were you joining again, Guards wasn't it?

Really enjoyed selection, it was sooo funny trying to get a kip after day 1, what with all the nutters running about LOL , that run was killer because we had had no sleep. Do you remember "Fish"? Man he was a funny dude! Shame he didn't pass, would have really liked someone like that in the barracks, soooo funny.

April doesn't sound too bad! When did you find that out, did they ring you or contact you by mail?

they mailed me, i was the mixed race lad, the one who got caught smoking and ended up doing a thousand press ups and also got the highest number of heaves (16)...yeah fish/preach was a funny kid and that lad who turned the light on at 3am and we all thought it was 5am and started making the beds until someone shouted its 3 in the fecking morning lol was a right laugh.

they mailed me, i was the mixed race lad, the one who got caught smoking and ended up doing a thousand press ups and also got the highest number of heaves (16)...yeah fish/preach was a funny kid and that lad who turned the light on at 3am and we all thought it was 5am and started making the beds until someone shouted its 3 in the fecking morning lol was a right laugh.

ill pm ya anyway.

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TOO Funny! I remember you now, hope it all goes well for you. Be sure to pm when your in let me know what its like.

Did you piss in Butlers coffee or something? Looks like he's got the right hump LOL

wind your neck in and go and take your little chav dog for a walk and clear your burberry head.
Why are you in such a rush has your mums boyfriend rented your bedroom out.

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Actually I don't have a dog nor do I like chavs, and if you think that serving for your country gives you the right to be abusive, then you obviously got beasted one too many times by SMajor or was it your mum? Oh no couldn't have been her, she's moved away and not told you (wonder why? )

And for your information I have owned my own house for 7 years been engaged for 2 and lived on my own since I was 15, thats my OWN house not my mums or my mums boyfriends, so why don't you go and make yourself useful and serve afternoon tea or something? Butler boy, and stop winding people up on an otherwise very useful site....

By the way i'm joining because it is something I have always wanted to do, I wished I had joined younger but didn't want to take the easy way out of a bad situation and run away, so I worked my arrse off for somewhere to live and got myself an education too. I'm just eager to live the life.......